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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 863: Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; flood-related disclosures.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 863 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; flood-related disclosures. Primary sponsor: Phil Hernandez (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in General Laws.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act; flood-related disclosures. Requires the Real Estate Board to include on its repetitive risk loss disclosure form for owners of residential real property space for the disclosure of historical flood damages, flood insurance claims, and costs to such residential real property along with other related information. The bill also requires the owner of residential real property within the Commonwealth to disclose to any purchaser or renter of such property certain facts related to the flood history and risk of such property.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil HernandezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse94

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in General Laws
  2. Continued to 2025 in General Laws (Voice Vote)
  3. Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
  4. House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  5. Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
  6. Impact statement from DPB (HB863)
  7. Referred to Committee on General Laws
  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24105048D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source